Path To Vat Phou Temple, In South Laos Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Vat Phou (or Vat Phu) is a ruined Khmer temple complex in southern Laos. It is located at the base of mount Phu Kao, some 6 km from the Mekong river in Champasak province. There was a temple on the site as early as the 5th century, but the surviving structures date from the 11th to 13th centuries.The site later became a centre of Theravada Buddhist worship, which it remains today.